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Slightly fewer goods were transported by lorries in 2021 than in the previous year

release | Goods transport by road 2021

According to Statistics Finland, lorries transported 255 million tonnes of goods in domestic transport in 2021, which was two per cent lower than in the year before. The transport performance, in turn, decreased by one per cent and amounted to 27.6 billion tonne-kilometres. The volume of transported goods has decreased evenly since 2018.

Key selections

  • Both the volume of transported goods and the transport performance decreased slightly in 2021 compared with the previous year.
  • The volume of goods in domestic transport has decreased evenly since 2018.
  • Nearly 40 per cent of the annual volume of goods were transported with vehicle combinations with a total weight of over 68 tonnes.

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Volume of goods, vehicle mileage and transport performance of domestic road transport by year 2011-2021

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Volume of goods, vehicle mileage and transport performance of domestic road transport by year 2011-2021

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11il
Classifications used:
  • Transport of soil material
  • Type of vehicle use
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annual
Statistics:
Updated:
117j
Classifications used:
  • Type of cargo
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
117i
Classifications used:
  • Type of goods (NST 2007)
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
119b
Classifications used:
  • Type of goods
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
117k
Classifications used:
  • Classification of dangerous goods
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
11sw
Classifications used:
  • Gross vehicle weight
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
117a
Classifications used:
  • Length of journey, km
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
117c
Classifications used:
  • Length of journey, km
Period:
annual
Statistics:
Updated:
11b6
Classifications used:
    Period:
    annual
    Statistics:
    Updated:

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